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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Eric Chouinard <msiaqilah@gmail.com>
Reply-To: imckayd0@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 4 May 2020 04:13:39 +0100
Subject: LOAN OFFER

Loan offer apply now. Do you need a loan or financial difficulties? Do
you need a loan for debt consolidation, construction, real estate
loan, refinance, personal business purpose or emergency funds? Are you
a business man or women who are planning to expand his or her
business, we offer loan of all kinds at monthly interest rate of 2%.
If interested contact us today with information below.

*Full Name..............................................
*Home/Office Address....................................
*Phone Number...........................................
*Fax....................................................
*Gender.................................................
*Loan Amount Needed.....................................
*Loan Duration..........................................
*Copy of Valid ID.......................................
*Occupation.............................................
*Purpose of Loan........................................
*Monthly Income.........................................
*Do you have any previous Loan Obligation (YSE/NO)......?

Waiting for your prompt reply.

Sincerely,

Eric Chouinard
Director (Marketing)
Global Market Finance Limited
234 Wellington Street
Ottawa ON K1A OG9
Canada

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